New Bus owner, need motivation - 72 Westy

[flex71]

hi all , new to samba my FIRST EVER BUS needs help lots pics to come just got the camper mobile and I KNOW NOTHING, but i do love the dubs.

1972 Camper ,
When I got it it would not start and po said "it needed a new clutch, but it had new this and new that", well what ever, it was pretty rough. I towed it home, got it running, not very good. I'm going to pull the motor and do the clutch .

I've stripped the inside and went over the outside, pulled off the bumpers lights mirrors , and wire brushed a lot of rust.


The thing I'm looking for is patch panels, I need rear over the wheel and front floor drivers side and where the gas pedal is . There's more rust, some I'm going to body fill,some I will POR-15, (i just learned about this thru this site, is it any good?). I will prime patch and also paint my nasty black camper top white, any recommendation please post, I will pull the motor, go thru it and replace the clutch, clean underneath and fix any visible damage, undercoat, paint the engine bay and clean and paint motor, please help i need advice what to look for, what to make sure I don't miss and any web sites info parts , local people any help much appreciated. PEACE

[Fillmore77]

whew...

First, congratulations and welcome aboard.

Second, you need to do these 3 things, in order :

1-Order a Bentley, you will see this repeated over and over, the best reference book for your general maintenance requirements out there.

2-Learn how to use the search function for these forums. You have about 6 different questions in your post, all of which are very common, and you will find lots and lots of information about them through a search of each topic. Once you've done that, and still have questions, pick one topic, use it as your subject title, and post it here, with lots and lots of pictures. You'll get lots of help.

3-Practice using punctuation in your posts, the most knowledgeable members here are old geezers with little or no patience for young hyperactive bucks, be gentle with them, be clear, be concise...They will serve you well...

Now, show those pics !!!
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1977 Bay Westy, stock 2.0l FI, Hailing from Quebec, Canada.

[flex71]

> 1-Order a Bentley, you will see this repeated over and over.

i need help

post post

[Fillmore77]

Try Amazon.com, ebay, classifieds right here, or any good library can also order it for you.

You should also go visit Richard Artwell's site, ratwell.com, he has done an amazing job of compiling a huge list of reference information and tutorials on Bay Window Busses. I credit him for most of the knowledge I have and used to get my bus on the road.

Somewhere on his site is an index for the Bentley book, the lack of which is it's only shortcoming.
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You can have it quickly, you can have it good, you can have it cheap...Pick two...

1977 Bay Westy, stock 2.0l FI, Hailing from Quebec, Canada.

[drober23]

Bentley manual can be ordered from any large online bookseller, such as Amazon.com. One advertiser in the Classifieds here says he has one (among others) http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=815492

Also, plan to change every rubber fuel line on your bus. Read the sticky about engine fires.

Good luck to you!

Oh, and pics!
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DJ

'75 Westfalia, '79 Deluxe, and some others...
(more busses than sense)

In a time of chimpanzees I was a monkey

[flex71]

sorry cant load pics till ?, Im going to need help on how to post pic and my bro. in law is a wiz, post pics a.s.a.p.

[Fillmore77]

Make sure your image files meet the size and type restrictions.

You can also insert images hosted elsewhere using the [img] HTML code button.
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You can have it quickly, you can have it good, you can have it cheap...Pick two...

1977 Bay Westy, stock 2.0l FI, Hailing from Quebec, Canada.

[flex71]

believe it or not I have the Bentley manual but it only goes to page 70, are there more pages after page 70? It came with the bus, great book, I'm sure it will be invaluable. The po also gave me a spiral bound manual it starts at page 7 and end's at 322 but I have no idea who published it, it has all hand drawn illustrations and hippie lingo throughout, it pretty cool, but the Bentley manual looks great.

[busdaddy]

I don't know how many pages a Bentley has but it's an inch thick if that helps. The spiral bound one is the idiots guide by Muir, good for a chuckle and basic descriptions of parts and jobs but should never be relied upon for the last word.
Here's the deal on pics: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6
And to save Hazetguy the trouble a Westie is a small puntable dog, a Westie (AKA Westfalia) is a camper sold by VW.
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Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.

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Stop dead photo links! Post your photos to The Samba Gallery!

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[flex71]

need metal who's the best and where's the best place to get it??

[Fillmore77]

If you mean replacement body panels, Gerson's (KlassicFab) has the best quality, but only a few parts for the baywindows.

You can get most commonly rusted body panels from busdepot.
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You can have it quickly, you can have it good, you can have it cheap...Pick two...

1977 Bay Westy, stock 2.0l FI, Hailing from Quebec, Canada.

[busdaddy]

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=218742
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Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.

Please don't PM technical questions, ask your problem in public so everyone can play along. If you think it's too stupid post it here
Stop dead photo links! Post your photos to The Samba Gallery!

Слава Україні!

[flex71]

First pic.

[sneakyjack]

keep em coming (pics)
corners, engine close ups interiors.
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[busdaddy]

[flex71]

Yes the wife hates it, but in the near future, when were camping some where, I hope she will learn to love it. Sorry about the slow pic's , my bro helped me with that one, he set me up a picsa album and we copied it form there and he's gone now and I cant get it to work now, and I steeped on my digital camera so it no longer works and I cant get the pics off , hope to get it all worked out soon and I will post pic then.

The computer is not my best thing but tearing apart the bus has been going ok.

this thread will get better, i hope, thanks for the replies and info so far.

[flex71]

ok got the skinny on pics ck them out,

so far lots of work has happened believe it or not, but I stripped a lot of stuff and been working on my bumpers for the last 3 nights.

Engine coming out soon a lot more work to go,

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[Waves2day]

Congrats! Love the 72. Don't throw anything away, lots of one year parts on that thing!
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Sam
1976 Westfalia Camper Pop-top
1972 Westfalia Hardtop (sold)

[mikewire]

Nice work!

Looks like the PO really liked the flat black in a can?
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-Mike

@countdowngarage
@bigskyeuro

1972 VW Kombi 9 Passenger Deluxe w/ 2.0L F.I. VWAC swap
1965 VW Beetle Deluxe Bahama Blue

[rustbus]

the good thing about that paint job is that it matches your shop vac.

I love 72's too. nothing wrong with one year only parts, since I believe the 72's sold the most units.

what is that orange spray paint lookin stuff all over? glue? start scrubbing! thats gotta go!
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